Landmark Court Cases
1954
Brown v. Board of Education
Small learning spaces designed and operated by local educators or community members, often women, out of their homes
escuelitas
ESEA stands for...
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
1931
Roberto Alvarez v. The Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove School District - The first successful school desegregation case in the U.S.
educational institutions that focus on the cultural heritage and identity of the Chicano/Latino community in the US
Raza schools
SFDRCISD
San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District
1896
Plessy v. Ferguson "equal but separate" ruling
LULAC's early education program aimed at teaching preschoolers 400 English words before entering first grade. Later inspired the creation of Project Head Start.
Little School of the 400
LULAC stands for...
League of United Latin American Citizens
California law deems it illegal for teachers to speak Spanish in public schools in this year.
1998 (Repealed in 2016)
Umbrella term for Lyndon B. Johnson's series of public programs including Adult Basic Education, Project Head Start, Migrant Education Program, etc.
Great Society
MAYO stands for...
Mexican American Youth Organization